Why did Germany achieve greater industrialization after unification than Italy after it unified?

a) Italy had no natural resources or the ability to access them

b) Germany was able to import iron and coal from France at reduced rates

c) Germany had greater natural resources critical to industrialization, such as iron or coal

d) Italy had a falling birthrate, which led to a declining population and thus had fewer men to work in the factories

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Julie Velazquez

21 May, 17:31

Why did Germany achieve greater industrialization after unification than Italy after it unified?

a) Italy had no natural resources or the ability to access them

b) Germany was able to import iron and coal from France at reduced rates

c) Germany had greater natural resources critical to industrialization, such as iron or coal

d) Italy had a falling birthrate, which led to a declining population and thus had fewer men to work in the factories

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Luz Vaughan · Answer 1

Germany had greater natural resources critical to industrialization, such as iron or coal (C)

Explanation:

The unification of Germany and Italy was after the revolution of 1848 (the Crimean war) and after this revolution Germany and Italy decided to unify themselves.

Germany was able to achieve a greater level of industrialization due to the presence of a greater amount of natural resources which included Iron and coal than Italy. the use of coal and Iron in the early years of industrialization was very essential in achieving a high level of industrialization because most machine engines were powered by coal and most machine were built using iron. so Germany having it in more quantity was able to achieve greater industrialization when compared to Italy.

Taryn Heath · Answer 2

C. Germany had greater natural resources critical to industrialization, such as iron and coal.

Explanation:

Unification is simply defined as the merger of politically divided but culturally similar lands. Industrialization can be regarded as the development of defined trades, businesses and industries.

For Germany, there was an effective leverage of the technology and infrastructural provisions. Thus, iron and coal, represent the most important elements of any technological development and advancement. Having this simply afforded the Germans the blueprint for advanced economic growth and development. This can not be said of Italy.

Using iron and coal, Germany was able to impressively defined her bourgeoning railway system. With effective railway system, it was only sooner that development reaches most of the major cities and provinces.

Thus, after the unification exercise, Germany easily leveraged on the abundant natural resources to build infrastructure - a basis for advanced technological advancement. This cannot be said of Italy at that time.